What is the List of medical examination and treatment techniques of Village midwives in Vietnam? What are the standards for Village midwives?

What is the List of medical examination and treatment techniques of Village midwives in Vietnam? What are the standards for Village midwives? - asked P.K (Binh Dinh)

What is the List of medical examination and treatment techniques of Village midwives in Vietnam?

Based on Appendix 02 of the List issued with Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, which regulates the List of medical examination and treatment techniques of Village midwives, the following are included:

No.

Medical examination and treatment techniques

1

Observation, evaluation, and assessment of the overall condition of the patient's body

2

Measurement and counting of vital signs of the patient

3

Initial first aid for dangerous respiratory, circulatory, and cardiac symptoms

4

First aid and bandaging for soft tissue bleeding injuries

5

First aid and temporary immobilization for fractures

6

First aid and initial treatment for burns

7

Treatment of snake bites and application of snake bite first aid

8

Initial treatment for animal bites and stings…

9

First aid for poisoning, sunstroke, and heat exhaustion

10

First aid for drowning

11

First aid for other accidents in daily life, such as electric shock and falls…

12

Safe transportation support for patients to medical facilities

13

Treatment of fever.

14

Care and advice for patients with upper respiratory tract infections

15

Care and advice for patients with flu

16

Care and advice for patients with red eyes

17

Initial care and advice for patients with dengue fever

18

Initial treatment for allergic dermatitis, hives, and rashes

19

Initial treatment for measles

20

Initial treatment for mumps

21

Initial treatment for hand-foot-mouth disease

22

Initial treatment for abdominal pain and diarrhea

23

Counseling and guidance on some health care measures

24

Counseling and guidance on community disease prevention and control

25

Counseling and guidance on health care for the elderly

26

Counseling and guidance on health care for people with disabilities

27

Counseling and guidance on health care for people with mental illness

28

Counseling and guidance on health care for people with hypertension

29

Counseling and guidance on health care for people with diabetes

30

Counseling and guidance on health care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

31

Counseling and guidance on health care for people with bronchial asthma

32

Counseling and guidance on health care for people with cancer

33

Counseling on diet and exercise

34

Counseling and guidance on functional recovery

35

Coining, massage, and acupressure with hands

36

Counseling for couples before pregnancy

37

Psychological counseling for pregnant women

38

Counseling on vaccination for pregnant women

39

Counseling on signs of pregnancy

40

Counseling on safe motherhood and child care knowledge

41

Counseling pregnant women on screening tests for mother-to-child transmission of diseases (including HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis)

42

Counseling and guiding pregnant women to register for prenatal care and attend regular check-ups at least four times during pregnancy

43

Guiding pregnant women on proper nutrition, monitoring, and controlling weight gain during pregnancy

44

Prenatal examination techniques

45

Management of cravings during pregnancy, identification of high-risk cases, initial treatment, and referral to medical facilities

46

Counseling on signs of labor

47

Management of delivery on the way to the hospital

48

Initial treatment of complications in cases of delivery on the way to the hospital

49

Care and monitoring of mothers during labor and delivery

50

Assisting with normal breech delivery for pregnant women who cannot reach or arrive at a medical facility in time for delivery

51

Initial treatment for bleeding during and immediately after delivery

52

Placenta support - placenta checking

53

Examination, treatment, care, and monitoring of mothers and newborns in the first 6 hours after delivery at home

54

Examination, treatment, care, and monitoring of mothers in the first 6 weeks after delivery at home

55

Examination, treatment, care, and monitoring of newborns in the first 6 weeks after delivery at home

56

Care and monitoring of perineal stitches after delivery

57

Initial treatment for nipple retraction, breast pain, and blocked milk ducts in postpartum mothers

58

Initial treatment of abnormal and dangerous signs in pregnant women and during labor

59

Assessment of newborn immediately after delivery and initial treatment, referral when there are signs of danger

60

Kangaroo care for low birth weight infants

61

Counseling on breastfeeding and treatment of infant regurgitation

62

Bathing newborns

63

Care for newborn skin

64

Care for newborn umbilical cord

65

Examination and observation for external abnormalities in newborns

66

Monitoring height and weight of children, recording growth charts

67

Health care for children

68

Guidance and counseling on appropriate supplementary nutrition for children

69

Expanded immunization counseling

70

Support and counseling for acute respiratory infections in children

71

Support and counseling for fever and fever-related seizures in children

72

Safe transportation support for mothers and newborns to medical facilities

73

Distribution and guidance on the use of iron/folic acid products for pregnant women and mothers as instructed by the Commune Health Station (if available)

74

Distribution and guidance on the use of malnutrition prevention and treatment products for children as instructed by the Commune Health Station (if available)

75

Assisting the Commune Health Station in guiding patients to use essential, safe, appropriate, and effective medications as prescribed and instructed by the Commune Health Station.

76

Recording in paper and electronic health care records and reporting on the health care of mothers and children

What is the List of medical examination and treatment techniques of Village midwives in Vietnam? What are the standards for Village midwives?

What are the standards for Village midwives in Vietnam?

Based on Article 2 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, the standards for Village midwives are as follows:

(1) Professional qualifications and training: Village midwives must meet one of the following criteria:

- Completion of a certified program according to the specified content of professional training and job requirements as follows:

+ For Village midwives: the content of professional training and job requirements specified in Appendix 04 of this Circular, with a minimum training period of six (06) months.

+ For Village health workers who also serve as Village midwives: the content of professional training and job requirements specified in Appendix 05 issued with Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, with a minimum training period of three (03) months.

Possession of professional qualifications in medicine (doctor, nurse, midwife) from intermediate level or above.

(2) Voluntarily participating as a Village health worker or Village midwife.

(3) Having sufficient health conditions to perform the assigned tasks as specified.

What are the functions of Village midwives in Vietnam?

Based on Article 3 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BYT, the functions of Village health workers and Village midwives are as follows:

Functions of Village health workers; Village midwives
1. For Village health workers: to support the commune health station in providing primary healthcare services in the village.
2. For Village midwives: to support the commune health station in providing healthcare services for mothers and children in the village.

Therefore, based on the above regulations, Village midwives have the function of supporting the commune health station in providing healthcare services for mothers and children in the village.

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